sputter vs alter

alter vs sputter

sputter is a noun but alter is not a noun.

sputter and alter both are verbs.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
sputter	Yes	No	Yes	No
alter	No	No	Yes	No

As verbs, alter is a hypernym of sputter; that is, alter is a word with a broader meaning than sputter:

sputter: cause to undergo a process in which atoms are removed
alter: cause to change; make different; cause a transformation

Other hypernyms of sputter include change, modify.

sputter (noun)	alter (noun)
an utterance (of words) with spitting sounds (as in rage)
the noise of something spattering or sputtering explosively

sputter (verb)	alter (verb)
spit up in an explosive manner	remove the ovaries of
cause to undergo a process in which atoms are removed	become different in some particular way, without permanently losing one's or its former characteristics or essence
utter with a spitting sound, as if in a rage	cause to change; make different; cause a transformation
climb awkwardly, as if by scrambling	insert words into texts, often falsifying it thereby
make an explosive sound	make an alteration to

Difference between sputter and alter

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